sweetbread
See also: sweet bread
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/SweetbreadsChufaCuminBroccoliCocoa_%288311452821%29.jpg/220px-SweetbreadsChufaCuminBroccoliCocoa_%288311452821%29.jpg)
Etymology
Apparently from sweet + bread, though the reason is not immediately evident. Possibly connected with Dutch zwezerik, whose etymology is also unclear.[1]
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈswiːtbɹɛd/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈswitˌbɹɛd/
Audio (GA): (file) - Hyphenation: sweet‧bread
Noun
sweetbread (plural sweetbreads)
Synonyms
- (pancreas): belly sweetbread, gutbread, heart sweetbread, stomach sweetbread
- (thymus gland): gullet sweetbread, neck sweetbread, throat sweetbread
Translations
pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food
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References
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “zwezerik”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute